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APPENDIX 1.

CHAPTER VI.—SEASONAL FACTORIES.
53. The law should establish’ standards for seasonal factories not
necessarily identical with those for perennial factories, but enforced with
aqual vigour .. we . .. : $9 os

54. The law should be framed with regard to the requirements of
seasonal factories and exemptions to meet press of work limited to ex-
ceptional cases. . xe

55. The present limits of maximum hours, 11 per day and 60 per
week, may remain for seasonal factories but the exigencies of seasonal
industries do not justify any extension of those hours for the individual..

56. The power of exemption should be strictly limited—

(a) Restriction of hours need not extend to persons employed in
positions of supervision or management or in confidential
capacities.

(b) Limited exemptions may be given to those employed on pre-
paratory or complementary work.

(¢) Exemptions in certain classes may be given in regard to in-
tervals, but not the weekly holiday  .. oe

57. The Act should include specified classes of factories within the
definition of © seasonal’, local Governments having the power to add or
subtract from © seasonal’ list subject to their being satisfied that the
factory is orisnot, asthe case may be, normally open on more than
half the days in the year se .

58. The © seasonal ’ list should include in all provinces cotton-ginning
factories, lac factories, indigo factories, coffee factories, rubber fac-
tories, jute presses and, in North India, tea factories. Other groups may
be included with reference to particular provinces .

50. Where overworking of women is prevalent, local Governments
should have power to prohibit in any particular group or class of factory
the employment of women outside such hours, not less than 11 in the
aggregate, as they may specify  .. ou a

60. Before plans submitted under Section 9 (1) of the Cotton Ginning
and Pressing Factories Act are approved, the prescribed authority should
be satisfied that adequate ventilation will be secured + ® .e

61. Section 10 of the Factories Act should be used more liberally
in respect of existing factories in bad cases where improvement cannot be
sffected by increased window or roof ventilation  .. ,o 'n

62. Owners of existing tea factories should be required to instal
officient dust-extracting machinery within a specified period and new
factories should not be allowed to be built without it .

63. In new rice mills steps should be taken to compel the installation
of necessary protective machinery against the dissemination of dust, and
treer use should be made of the power of inspectors to demand its installa-
tion in existing mills .. i ah wi .. pp

64. Where women are employed in any process creating an impure
atmosphere, the owner should be required to set up some temporary shel-
ter in the compound for their infants ou . hy ve

65. Simple literature in regard to safety might be distributed by
factory departments '2 . - 5 +s ve

66. Local Governments should have power, for any or all classes of
factories, to prescribe standards of height for children, employment of
those under standard being made illegal .. - .

67. Inspectors should have power in all factories under the Fac-
bories Act to exclude any uncertified person whom they believe to be
under 15 years pending examination and certification . .e

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